An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1849)
Smith, Augustus William, 1802-1866 · New York, Harper · leaf 129
R: a cos. j3 /cos. (a—0)But the principles of the wedge giveP=R. sin. a. THE SCREW. 105 _> a sin. a cos. (3 .. P=w.7. —. / cos. (a—(3) By an examination of this value of P, it will be seen that the power necessary to keep the wedge from moving will diminish as the wedge advances beneath the… … 172. If we divide the rectangle ABCD into equal parts bythe lines mn, mn, &c, parallelto AB, and draw the parallel di-agonals of the rectangles thusformed, and if we suppose thewhole rectangle to be wrappedround the surface of a cylinder,the perimeter of whose base isequal to AB and altitude to…
Mechanics, Analytic
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